Chaaaanges!

Okay, it has been WAY too long since I've blogged and I really want to get back into it. It's not that I want to have a huge following or anything but this may be a place to share what's going on, send out some musical love or have a place just for me!

The latest development in these parts is that last week I become one of the many, many people in this country who have lost their job. I'm glad that I've been able to hang on for this long, and I'm a little irritated with the situation, but I really do believe that it's a blessing. I have been with the same agency for five years and for most of that time have been able to do what I really love. It is through this time that I found my passion for public health, and more specifically, issues relating to HIV/AIDS, sexually transmitted diseases and community involvement. This is not a field that many people would find exciting nor is it one that I expected to really love or get amped over.

I knew that 2010 was going to be a year of change for me. A relationship ended in December, I started my last quarter of graduate school in January and I've really been feeling stuck in life. I have a great community of friends and my support systems are AMAZING. That being said, I do feel like I have something bigger to offer the world and there's something incredible out there for me. I am just now in the beginning steps of figuring out what that is but I want to be open to new opportunities and possibilities. If anyone knows of any jobs out there in the public health or health policy realm, please send them my way. I am open to the possibility of relocating (eek!) so they sky's the limit.

Okay, enough of the downer stuff... what am I listening to these days? A lot actually! Music is often my refuge regardless of where I am but especially in these times of intensity. A friend asked me to put together a list (or "mixed tape" if you will) of what I'm currently into. That playlist just keeps getting longer and longer!

Another friend turned me onto Jack Penate. He's a brilliant singer-songwriter (and cute too!) and his song "Be The One" has been getting me through this most recent breakup:



One release that I'm STOKED for in 2010 is Roisin Murphy. She's not that well known but definitely a predecessor to a lot of what's hot on the pop scene, namely Little Boots and Lady GaGa. In fact, it's been speculated that there's a small feud going on between Murphy and the Lady. Who cares! I love 'em both. Murphy's new song is "Momma's House" and I can't stop listening to it. You can download it here on iTunes.



Over and out!